Giuseppe Scolari (1550-1600) - Lot 263

Lot n° 263
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Giuseppe Scolari (1550-1600) - Lot 263
Giuseppe Scolari (1550-1600) Saint George slaying the dragon Wood engraving / xylography, on paper (no trace of watermark) 538 x 374 (the sheet) 524 x 360 mm (the plate) Second state (of three), with a beautiful ink, well struck, with its beautiful volume marks on the back, of this monumental masterpiece by the rare artist Scolari, to whom only nine prints can be firmly attributed. Good condition. -Folds: horizontal (two slight and one, central, more marked), vertical (one, central, slight) and tiny - Minimal tears on the right margin, in the upper part (2 mm. and 4 mm.) not affecting the plate for the first one and only affecting the engraved border, for the second one. -Leaf consolidated by three thin vertical strips of paper (probably 18th century) successfully correcting small tears and old holes. -Four tiny pinholes, in the upper part. Provenance: - Paul Delaroff (1852-1913), jurisconsult, St. Petersburg and Pavlovsk, his collection stamp (Lugt 663), on the back, at the foot. Bibliography: - Passavant VI.234.56 - P. Dreyer, Tizian und sein Kreis, Berlin, 1971, pp. 59-60, no. 42 (another copy reproduced) - B. Davis, Mannerist Prints, Los Angeles, 1988, pp. 124-125, no. 43 (another copy reproduced) - D. Rosand, M. Muraro, Titian and the Venetian Woodcut, Washington, 1976, p. 301, no. 96 (another copy reproduced) - J. Martineau, C. Hope (editors), The Genius of Venice 1500-1600, London, 1983, p. 352, P61 (another copy reproduced)
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